Chapter 588: The Demonic Race’s Conspiracy |
“It shouldn’t happen again.”
Ning Qi thought for a moment, then continued, “Their people already failed once, which means we’ve discovered their actions on our side.”
“If they come again and things get out of control, their plan will be impeded.”
“Mm, then we can wait for reinforcement from the Myriad Swords Sect.”
The Pill Spirit nodded at his words.
“That’s right, we’ll just wait for their reinforcements to arrive.”
“If they arrive, they’ll naturally deal with those demonic people.”
Ning Qi nodded, then looked into the distance. “That way, we can wait and then set off for the Realm Sea Battlefield.”
“Master, do you think this trip will take long? Should we go back for a moment?”
“Going back this time is too distant.”
“Round trip time would be wasted, and we’d miss the chance to head into the Realm Sea.”
Ning Qi shook his head at that.
He had already planned to go to the Realm Sea; there wasn’t enough time to return first.
So they would have to deal with returning later.
“Master, don’t you have an alchemy furnace? It can resonate with the pill furnace guarded by the Four Sacred Beasts in the pill chamber.”
“If you activate the furnace, it should be able to contact them.”
The Pill Spirit thought of something and told Ning Qi.
“Oh? You mean it can reach them?”
Ning Qi snapped back to attention and asked.
“Yes, it can contact them.”
The Pill Spirit nodded and added, “You should try it.”
“All right. If you’d said so earlier, I would’ve tried sooner.”
Ning Qi directly took out the alchemy furnace.
He placed it before him and, after channeling immortal power, the furnace began to tremble.
This time he didn’t stop; instead he increased his support with immortal power.
!
The next moment, a glow flashed, shooting straight into the sky.
“It worked!”
The Pill Spirit clapped: “I just don’t know if it can transmit back to them.”
“That depends on the result.”
Ning Qi continued to bolster the alchemy furnace with his immortal power.
After his careful empowerment, the furnace gradually gathered glows that swirled on its surface, making it look as if someone were refining pills within.
However, this time it wasn’t pill refining; the furnace emitted layers of light under Ning Qi’s immortal power.
They converged, condensing into a barrier-like formation, shimmering along the light that had just shot up,
rushing out toward different directions.
He continued sustaining the empowerment, and in the blink of an eye an hour passed.
Buzz!
At this moment the alchemy furnace suddenly hummed, and immediately a beam of light fell from the horizon,
instantly striking the furnace.
Whoosh!
The next moment the furnace erupted in a brilliant radiance,
accompanied by a gust of powerful wind.
Rattle!
Before long, illusory figures appeared above the alchemy furnace.
Ning Qi peered closely and was startled to find the Sea Ancestor and the Saint Ancestor among them.
“You brat.”
The Saint Ancestor spoke first: “You’re still alive.”
Apparently, because Ning Qi hadn’t returned, they had feared he had met with misfortune.
“How can you talk like that, Domain Sovereign finally showed up!”
The Sea Ancestor said with a reproachful tone.
“Right, right!”
The Saint Child hurriedly shook his head and then asked, “Are you all right? Are you planning to come back?”
“I’m fine, I’m doing well.”
Hearing their questions, Ning Qi then asked, “How are things with you? Has anyone come looking for you?”
“No. We’ve already shielded the residual fluctuations of Mount Buzhou here, and Wei Xian and the others are also present, so there won’t be trouble!”
The Sea Ancestor replied hastily.
“Brother Ning, you went out to resolve the problem, but where did you go?”
Wei Xian also arrived, his illusory figure floating in the void: “You had us worried for so long.”
“Oh, are you all right? You weren’t trapped, were you?”
Lin Chen moved closer, showing his concern.
“I’m fine, don’t worry.”
Ning Qi smiled and then added, “I contacted you because I have something to tell you.”
“Oh? Did you discover something? Is it a remnant of Mount Buzhou?”
Wei Xian asked curiously.
“Is there some opportunity?”
The Sea Ancestor asked as well.
“None of that. I’m here to tell you I’m preparing to go to the Realm Sea Battlefield.”
“I’ll return to our True Martial Spirit Realm after I come back from the Realm Sea Battlefield!”
Ning Qi looked at them and smiled: “This will take some time, so I’m giving you a heads-up to report I’m safe, so you don’t worry.”
“The Realm Sea Battlefield?”
The Saint Ancestor repeated after him: “What kind of place is that? Sounds dangerous.”
“It’s a mission dispatched by the Immortal Realm once one’s strength reaches the core region; it must be carried out.”
“Our True Martial Spirit Realm lies outside the fifteenth zone’s perimeter, so we naturally wouldn’t receive such orders.”
Ning Qi patiently explained, “As our True Martial Spirit Realm moves closer toward the core region, we’ll have opportunities to receive commands.”
“Oh, I see.”
The Sea Ancestor nodded, then asked: “So, is it dangerous?”
“Dangerous, yes, but there are also many opportunities waiting to be seized.”
“It’s a double-edged sword, but we have to try!”
Ning Qi nodded and smiled: “Only by constantly improving can we raise the strength of our True Martial Spirit Realm.”
“This trip I’ll see whether I can find opportunities for our True Martial Spirit Realm, to bring us toward the core region.”
“All right, we’ll leave this matter to you!”
“We can only pray for you!”
Lin Chen added.
“Don’t worry, I will return safely!”
Ning Qi replied with a smile.
“All right, we’ll wait for your return and celebrate properly!”
The Saint Ancestor laughed heartily.
“All right then, that’s settled for now. We’ll head back and speak later.”
Ning Qi smiled, then withdrew the immortal power from the alchemy furnace.
Whoosh!
After he retracted it, the wind here abruptly stopped.
“Master, how is it?”
The Pill Spirit looked at Ning Qi and asked.
“This can be activated, but try not to use it unless necessary.”
Ning Qi took a breath: “It consumes too much immortal power. It’s even more exhausting than fighting a battle.”
“Yes, this is because the distance is too great. If it were nearer, we wouldn’t have this problem.”
The Pill Spirit sighed upon hearing him.
“Well, no matter what, we’ve informed them. Letting them know will ease their worry.”
Ning Qi nodded, then turned his gaze to the distance: “That branch master has also regained consciousness.”
“Huh? He recovered well, woke up so quickly?”
The Pill Spirit looked ahead upon hearing him.
They saw a gaunt figure step out from a bamboo hut.
After confirming their location, the figure leapt into the air,
and soon flew over to them.
“Immortal, thank you for saving my life.”
The branch master stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Ning Qi.
“No need to be polite.”
Ning Qi waved, then asked in a deep voice: “Tell me plainly, what exactly happened?”
“Tell me everything you know.”
“Immortal, this is the conspiracy of the demonic race.”
“They recently occupied five or six branch outposts here that belong to our three great sects from this generation.”
“I only heard the news suddenly and wanted to verify it.”
“When I went to the Myriad Swords Sect’s branch, I happened upon demonic people attacking them.”
“I intended to help, but unfortunately found their men had already been slaughtered.”
“I thought to retreat and report since we were outnumbered.”
“But our strength was insufficient, and early on I was discovered by the demonic people.”
The branch master exhaled and continued: “They then pursued me, so I could only flee for my life.”
“As I was about to escape back, they severely wounded me, and I lost consciousness.”
“When I woke up, my disciples told me they found me and brought me back.”
“You already know what happened after that.”
“Oh? I see.”
After he finished speaking, Ning Qi nodded: “So they intended to eradicate your branch outposts starting from here.”
“That’s right, it seems so.”
The branch master nodded hard at his analysis: “They must want to let chaos break out here, so that the city leading to the Immortal Realm would be under their control.”
“They’ve even coaxed the people here into their fold, so if trouble arises or they conquer this realm, no news would get out.”
“Then the Immortal Realm would think we were betraying them due to a lack of cooperation. If they sent investigators, they’d likely fall into the demon’s trap.”
“If the Immortal Realm rushes troops here without understanding the situation, all who come will be sent to their deaths.”
“That must be their real purpose: to lure the Immortal Realm’s forces in.”
“Ah, I see. You thought this through.”
Ning Qi was enlightened after hearing the branch master’s analysis.
He had wondered earlier why they had chosen this place; now it made sense.
“Immortal, you must report this to the Immortal Realm people, otherwise they’ll succeed.”
The branch master insisted.
Clearly, he hoped Ning Qi would report to the Immortal Realm.
He had no idea that Ning Qi and the Immortal Realm were not the same and even had grievances between them.
“First notify everyone in your realm.”
Ning Qi looked him over and continued: “Sending distant forces won’t solve the immediate crisis. Gathering troops will still be troublesome.”
“All right, we’ll notify the sects right away.”
The branch master nodded and promptly agreed.
“These demonic people actually want to devour this place.”
“And then control it.”
Ning Qi narrowed his eyes, revealing a gleam: “What a well-devised plan.”
“Yes, they have long had their eyes on our territory.”
“Otherwise our sects wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to set up so many branch outposts here.”
The branch master nodded with a grave face: “Since I discovered them this time, they certainly won’t think I’m still alive.”
“Immortal, you are our savior and the savior of this realm!”
“No need for thanks.”
Ning Qi waved his hand, then added: “Go and send the message. I won’t worry about things here anymore.”
“Yes, Immortal, I will contact our sects immediately!”
The branch master quickly agreed, cupped his fist, and then transformed into a streak of light, disappearing before them.
“Master, what do we do next?”
The Pill Spirit asked.
“Find the demonic nest and slip in to gather intelligence on their plan.”
Ning Qi considered, then looked in a direction.
“What? That’s impossible. They must be extremely well hidden.”
The Pill Spirit shook his head: “And we don’t know what experts they have stationed. If we act rashly, aren’t we just heading to our deaths?”
“If you don’t enter the tiger’s den, how will you catch the tiger?”
Ning Qi looked at him and continued: “We can use both demonic power and immortal power.”
“This is our opportunity. If we solve this trouble, we can wait and then depart.”
“Master, should we tell Miss Xu?”
“So she won’t bring people here, and then we can’t inform her of our actions and plan in time.”
The Pill Spirit thought of this and hurriedly reminded him.
“Mm, you reminded me.”
Ning Qi nodded, then took out his jade pendant.
He flowed a strand of immortal power into it.
Whoosh!
After a breeze passed, an illusory figure appeared before him.
“Ning Qi, are you okay? Are you all right?”
Xu Qingqiu’s figure appeared and anxiously asked.
“I’m fine, don’t worry!”
Ning Qi reassured her, then continued: “Have you returned yet?”
“We won’t be back until tomorrow morning!”
Xu Qingqiu hurriedly replied: “This Golden Vessel is already fast enough. Otherwise we’d still be on the way.”
“Good, then that’s settled.”
Ning Qi nodded and then said: “I need to tell you something. Make sure to inform your sect as soon as possible.”
“Huh? What did you find this time?”
Xu Qingqiu grew worried at his words.
“I discovered a conspiracy by the demonic people here.”
Ning Qi’s face grew grave as he spoke.
“Huh? A conspiracy? What conspiracy?”
Xu Qingqiu immediately pressed for details, worry flooding her eyes.
Mentioning the demonic race always stirred unrest among them.
“They plan to infiltrate the city that leads to the Immortal Realm.”
“That way they can lure down forces from the Immortal Realm.”
“Step by step, they’ll devour it…”
Ning Qi told Xu Qingqiu all he knew in concise terms.
“This… they are truly despicable!”
When Ning Qi finished, Xu Qingqiu snapped back to reality, her eyes full of righteous anger.
Clearly, they had long-standing grievances with the demonic people.
“We’ll go back and immediately inform our sect master.”
Gao Yunze also chimed in.
“You must hurry, don’t delay!”
“Transmit to your master!”
Ning Qi emphasized again: “Once you return tomorrow, you can set out directly!”
“Yes, Ning Qi.”
Xu Qingqiu realized the urgency: “You’re right. I’ll report to my master at once!”